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Cloud ChangelogDaily digest · Wednesday, November 4, 2026
AWS Interconnect last mile with Equinix, S3 Tables Hive-to-Iceberg migration, GPT-Image-2.6
45 announcements · 11 GA · 6 previews · 1 deprecation · 1 Region expansion
Top highlights
Open the original announcement from AWS (opens a new tab)AWS announces AWS Interconnect - last mile preview with EquinixPreview
AWS · AWS Direct Connect · Networking and content delivery
Private connections from 282 Equinix data centers, 99.99% SLA, MACsec by default, free 1 Gbps in two Regions
Open the original announcement from AWS (opens a new tab)Amazon S3 Tables now provide a simple, cost-effective path for data lake modernizationGA
AWS · Amazon S3 · Storage
Validates, converts and copies Glue Hive Parquet tables with review, sync and rollback; pay only for copied data
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GPT-Image-2.6 Sunburst and Flare released, with SVG and animated GIF generationGA
OpenAI · OpenAI API · AI and machine learning
Image generation and editing with adjustable complexity, SVG and animated GIF output, plus markup-guided editing
Video summary 1:00
WatchWatch on YouTube(opens a new tab)Action needed 1
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Backup and DR agent deprecates end-of-life and non-EUS RHEL and SLES releasesDeprecation
Google Cloud · Backup and DR · Storage
Support dropped for end-of-life and non-EUS RHEL and SLES releases, from release 11.0.17.508
AWS12
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Amazon S3 Tables now provide a simple, cost-effective path for data lake modernizationGA
AWS · Amazon S3 · Storage
Managed migration of Apache Hive tables to Apache Iceberg, with review, sync and rollback
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AWS announces AWS Interconnect - last mile preview with EquinixPreview
AWS · AWS Direct Connect · Networking and content delivery
Managed private connections to AWS from Equinix data centers, with 99.99% SLA and MACsec
Open the original announcement from AWS (opens a new tab)Amazon CloudWatch now supports API keys for OpenTelemetry traces
AWS · Amazon CloudWatch · AWS X RAY · Management, governance and cost
Bearer token API keys can authenticate OpenTelemetry traces sent to the X-Ray OTLP endpoint instead of SigV4
Open the original announcement from AWS (opens a new tab)AWS DataSync Enhanced mode supports OpenID Connect (OIDC) for Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure
AWS · AWS DataSync · Migration and transfer
OIDC authentication for Google Cloud Storage and Azure Blob Storage, no long-term credentials needed
Compute and containers 3
Open the original announcement from AWS (opens a new tab)AWS · AWS Fargate · Amazon ECS · Compute and containers
json-file log driver and log driver volumes let daemons collect application container logs
Open the original announcement from AWS (opens a new tab)Amazon EC2 and VPC now display related resources for all resource types
AWS · Amazon VPC · Amazon EC2 · Compute and containers
Consoles show related resources for all resource types, not just security groups
Open the original announcement from AWS (opens a new tab)New features for Amazon EC2 Capacity Manager
AWS · Amazon EC2 · Compute and containers
Adds real-time supportability checks and capacity fulfillment metrics, included with AWS Unified Operations
Business applications and end-user computing 3
Open the original announcement from AWS (opens a new tab)Amazon Connect Customer now shows associated cases in contact records
AWS · Amazon Connect · Business applications and end-user computing
Contact records now include case IDs and reference numbers, shown on Contact Details page
Open the original announcement from AWS (opens a new tab)RHEL 10, Rocky 10 and Ubuntu 26.04 Bundles for WorkSpacesGA
AWS · Amazon WorkSpaces · Business applications and end-user computing
New bundles for Rocky Linux 10, RHEL 10 and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with Wayland
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Amazon WorkSpaces for AI agents now supports Linux and Windows 11 cloud desktopsGA
AWS · Amazon WorkSpaces · Business applications and end-user computing
Adds Linux and Windows 11 cloud desktops alongside Windows Server
Databases 2
Open the original announcement from AWS (opens a new tab)Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports copying option groups during cross-Region snapshot copy
AWS · Amazon RDS · Databases
Option groups can be copied in the same request as a cross-Region snapshot copy
New region: DocumentDB in Taipei and New Zealand
Google Cloud17
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Cloud Storage lets you pause hard deletions of soft-deleted objects in a bucket
Google Cloud · Cloud Storage · Storage
Hard deletions of soft-deleted objects can be paused for a bucket
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Gemini Enterprise mobile app lets you switch between teams, now generally availableGA
Google Cloud · Gemini Enterprise · AI and machine learning
Switch between teams without logging out or rescanning the QR code
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VPC Flow Logs generally available for IPv6 encapsulation flowsGA
Google Cloud · Virtual Private Cloud
Logging supported for IPv6 encapsulation flows
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Google SecOps Consolidated Settings and Navigation in public previewPreview
Google Cloud · Google SecOps · Security, identity and compliance
Single Settings menu replaces separate SIEM and SOAR settings, with updated navigation
Compute and containers 6
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Apigee Operator for Kubernetes updated version released
Google Cloud · Apigee Operator for kubernetes · Compute and containers
Updated version released on November 4, 2026
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Apigee Operator for Kubernetes version 1.1.2 available
Google Cloud · Apigee Operator for kubernetes · Compute and containers
Version 1.1.2 released
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Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for bare metal 1.35.700-gke.124 available
Google Cloud · Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for bare metal · Compute and containers
Version 1.35.700-gke.124 released, running Kubernetes v1.35.8-gke.100
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Bare metal 1.35.700-gke.124 removes distrusted eMudhra and AAA root CAs
Google Cloud · Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for bare metal · Compute and containers
Version 1.35.700-gke.124 removes distrusted eMudhra and AAA Certificate Services root CAs
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Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for VMware 1.35.700-gke.124 available
Google Cloud · Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for VMware · Compute and containers
Version 1.35.700-gke.124 released, running Kubernetes v1.35.8-gke.100
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Distributed Cloud for VMware 1.35.700-gke.124 removes distrusted eMudhra and AAA root CAs
Google Cloud · Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for VMware · Compute and containers
Version 1.35.700-gke.124 removes distrusted eMudhra and AAA root CAs, updates COS and Ubuntu images
Databases 2
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AlloyDB adds Iceberg access in Preview and BigQuery sync generally availableGA
Google Cloud · AlloyDB for PostgreSQL · Databases
Iceberg table access for PostgreSQL 18+ and BigQuery sync; AlloyDB Express added
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Cloud SQL for SQL Server read pool autoscaling is generally availableGA
Google Cloud · Cloud SQL for SQL Server · Databases
Read pool autoscaling scales in and out on CPU usage or client connections
Analytics 2
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BigQuery continuous queries support persistent and temporary SQL UDFs
Google Cloud · BigQuery · Analytics
Supports persistent and temporary SQL user-defined functions; other UDF types unsupported
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Knowledge Catalog governance workflows support batch change requests in previewPreview
Google Cloud · Knowledge Catalog
Batch metadata change requests group up to 250 entry and entry link operations
Application integration 2
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Google Cloud · Apigee hybrid · Application integration
Announcement listed without any details of the change
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Apigee X version 1-18-0-apigee-8 released, rollout takes four or more business days
Google Cloud · Apigee X · Application integration
Version 1-18-0-apigee-8 released, rollout takes four or more business days
Azure4
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Azure · Azure Disk Storage · Virtual Machines · Storage
Covers Premium SSD v2 and Ultra data disks on VMs with SCSI controllers, with Instant Access
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Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL stable REST API version 2026-10-01GA
Azure · Azure Database for PostgreSQL · Databases
Stable Flexible Server API 2026-10-01 adds immutable backups, cross-tenant CMKs, Premium SSD v2 and upgrade prechecks
Networking and content delivery 2
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Generally Available: Route maps for Azure Route ServerGA
Azure · Azure Route Server · Networking and content delivery
Controls inbound and outbound routing with summarization, path selection via BGP attributes, and BGP Community…
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Public Preview: Azure Firewall IPv6 now supports application rulesPreview
Azure · Azure Firewall · Networking and content delivery
Layer 7 filtering for IPv6 HTTP and HTTPS traffic, including dual-stack deployments
Cloudflare9
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AI Gateway - Route across a pool of models with model aliases
Cloudflare · AI Gateway · AI and machine learning
Call a pool of models by one name, with ordered fallback or smart routing
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Radar - Zero Wire, a hub for investigating critical Internet vulnerabilities
Cloudflare · Radar · Analytics
Hub of briefings on critical Internet vulnerabilities, with remediation steps, Cloudflare coverage and RSS feeds
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Cloudflare · Load Balancing · Cloudflare Tunnel · Networking and content delivery
Hash endpoint steering and session affinity keep each user on the same endpoint
Security, identity and compliance 6
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Cloudflare Network Firewall - New managed rule to help mitigate CVE-2026-98432.
Cloudflare · Cloudflare Network Firewall · Security, identity and compliance
New managed rule mitigates Linux IPv4 TCP use-after-free CVE-2026-98432, disabled by default
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Cloudflare · Browser Isolation · Cloudflare One · Security, identity and compliance
Allow read-only actions option blocks data entry but keeps find, copy, print, zoom
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Bots - Granular access controls for the top Personal Agents
Cloudflare · Bots · Security, identity and compliance
Per-agent actions for top Personal Agents; setting renamed AI Crawler and Agent access policies
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Bots - See which AI assistants act for your users in Account Abuse Protection
Cloudflare · Bots · Security, identity and compliance
Shows which recognized AI assistant made login or sign up requests, and for which account
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Bots - New Account Abuse Protection Dashboard
Cloudflare · Bots · Security, identity and compliance
Early Access dashboard for investigating login and sign up activity, with new roles
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Cloudflare One Client for Linux (version 2026.7.1385.0)GA
Cloudflare · Cloudflare One Client · Security, identity and compliance
Version 2026.7.1385.0 hotfix fixes building trusted certificate chains
OpenAI1
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GPT-Image-2.6 Sunburst and Flare released, with SVG and animated GIF generationGA
OpenAI · OpenAI API · AI and machine learning
Image generation and editing models with adjustable complexity, SVG and animated GIF generation
Google Gemini API1
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Gemini 3.8 TTS adds voice remixing via POST /v1beta/voices
Google Gemini API · Gemini API · AI and machine learning
Modify prebuilt or designed voices with natural-language instructions to create new stored voices via POST…
xAI1
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grok-imagine-image-quality retired
xAI · xAI API · AI and machine learning
Requests to it and grok-imagine-image-pro now served by grok-imagine-image-2.0-low at lower per-image price
From 45 announcements in the release notes and changelogs of AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Cloudflare, OpenAI, Google Gemini API and xAI.